See also: leitä

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

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Verb edit

leita (third person singular past indicative leitaði, third person plural past indicative leitaðu, supine leitað)

  1. to seek, to search

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of leita (group v-30)
infinitive leita
supine leitað
participle (a6)1 leitandi leitaður
present past
first singular leiti leitaði
second singular leitar leitaði
third singular leitar leitaði
plural leita leitaðu
imperative
singular leita!
plural leitið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse leita.

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leita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leitaði, supine leitað)

  1. (with genitive or ) to seek, to search, to look for
    Afsakið, en ég er að leitaHallgrímskirkju.
    Excuse me, I'm looking for Hallgrímskirkja.
    Þú ættir að leita læknis, þú lítur ekki vel út.
    You should consult a doctor. You don't look well.
    Ég ákvað að leita til miðils til að tala við vin minn sem dó.
    I decided to turn to a psychic to talk to my friend who died.

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

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leita

  1. inflection of leite:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse leita. Akin to obsolete dialectal English lait.

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Verb edit

leita (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

  1. to search

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Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

Verb edit

leita (singular past indicative leitaði, plural past indicative leitaðu, past participle leitaðr)

  1. to seek, to search

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: leita
  • Faroese: leita
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leita
    • Norwegian Bokmål: leite
  • Elfdalian: lieta
  • Danish: lede
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lete
  • Old Swedish: lēta

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Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.tɐ/ [ˈleɪ̯.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.ta/ [ˈleɪ̯.ta]
 

  • Hyphenation: lei‧ta

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

leita f (plural leitas)

  1. milt (fish semen)
    Synonym: láctea

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

leita

  1. inflection of leitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative